State v. Warner

OPINION

LIVERMORE, Presiding Judge.

On November 6, 1990, a majority of the voters of the State of Arizona approved Proposition 104, an initiative measure to amend article 2 of the state constitution by adding § 2.1, popularly known as the Victims’ Bill of Rights. The amendment was proclaimed law by the governor on November 27. As relevant to this litigation, § 2.1 provides:

SECTION 2.1 (A) To preserve and protect victims’ rights to justice and due process, a victim of crime has a right:

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5. To refuse an interview, deposition, or other discovery request by the defendant, the defendant’s…